Cooper Anchor 3.3 lbs. Review and Test 

Great call out, certainly makes sense.**SK**

Some great insight..and yes with the fiberglass ski and inflatable boat plastic did seem like the better option. I have yet to once be disappointed with this anchor. Any struggle was mine own like not enough length on my rope, becuse this thing grabs it all!**SK**

Typo on with old aluminium cooper anchor , it's 2.2 KG ,. so about 4.8 lb They don't make size anymore , the 1.5kg on the video replaced it.

It was lodged so well and yet took just a bit of actual strength to pull it right up. And that was being lazy and not moving the ski at all.**SK**

Yea, whether in the trunk or in the hull just putting it down while trolling, a lot less chance of damage with this one. That metal thing is a Danik hook. I will be releasing a video on it soon. The link to buy in in the description box. Only lets the rope through one way when in use. So you can adjust your tie of point within a second. Really cool. Thanks for watching. Don't forget to Subscribe!!**SK**

@@SKLIFEstyle thanks for the info and I’ve been a subscriber for a couple of years now. I’m a big fan of your videos

@@gregfaucher6338 I do recognize your name and Pic now that I took time to look. Sorry I was darting around apps and just responded quick. Usually pretty good at identifying the Lifestylers..appreciate the support Greg!

@@SKLIFEstyle I couldn’t find the link because I thought it was in the description. I never knew you click the description and all the links show up. I feel like a moron lol.

It's a 4 foot, stainless steel, 1/4 inch thick chain. I have not tested the blue one. I contemplated maybe getting that one for the other small boat we have but this works so rock solid hard to not want to just get another one of these if we need it. But the other boat would be half the weight so it may be okay. I know the blue is used a lot for skis, and with its reduced size easier to store. But the 100% feeling of knowing the 3.3. its over qualified to hold the ski in place is just such a peace of mind feeling...especially after a couple years of constan readjusting with a medicore anchor.**SK**

Thanks for the requested info. I own a 4.40 meter light Rib with a total weight of 500 Kg. which includes the boat, motor, fuel, beers and 2 passengers. Used to anchor it wery well with a small Seachoice 7E anchor and 1 meter 10 mm diam attached chain which got lost days ago.. The idea is to try the blue 2.2 Lb anchor with attached 1.5 mtr long 8 mm diam chain and a large 8 mm rope. Will be anchoring at roughly 5 meter calm beaches depths. Will let you know how it went. in case wanting to buy same for the less larger boats Regards from Peru...

Hey mate. Inshore you can get away with around 2Metres of chain for a 3.5Metre ski, and you want to accompany this with about a 4-1/5-1 ration of rope. So if you're anchoring in 2Metres of water youll want 8-10Metres of rope and 2Metres of chain for inshore, and increase that chain to 3.5Metres offshore. For a ski you can get away with 6mm S/L anchor chain but I personally use 8mm S/L gal chain. 8mm nylon non floating anchor rope. Don't forget that anchor sock to protect your hull from that chain!

That's very interesting, sounds like you have a good plan, interested to know how it turns out. I have not changed a thing since upgrading, and have been thoroughly impressed. I have only pulled up and re-anchored out of sheer desire for a different spot in the water. I certainly think getting the slightly larger version was the way to go though. And yes, that Danik hook is so cool! I can't believe it took me this long to find out about it. I very much appreciate the feed back & correction 😉. Now I'm curious..I see the racing suit & see you're from Finland..what do you make of the this years F1 title fight, and overall season? And how do you feel about Bottas move to Alpha?**SK**

@@SKLIFEstyle Obvioysly all anchor have them good and bad but I really believe that such heavy duty -level -Cooper anchor can't be bad choise. Having rough-sea-fun won't get it thru hull never but as weak oint might small round stones or either very hard clay because its light weight/later on when relatively shoft material on nose is worn out compared to sharp-steel-blade -type competitor existing sharp longer ...if it turn to problem needs check later. I believe - theres no other sensible options for us; Ski rides at such size anchors to select over this one but note that I'm novice on anchoring. Trying here to study and very happy to see your happiness on film for it 🤙. Finnish - yeah, I'm stuck to motorsports as well even done much crazy sports in my life. Bottas is yuonger, I was racing with Kimi at young ages but note that even all Finnish does not get to F1. It's like druggs, made me build Timeattack toy that freaks out on road course and I'm fast as hell with it but ... life must be something else as well. Trying now to keep out from circuits while setteling down on GA US.

@@Mr2GTS00 Well glad to hear I was able to help out a bit with you picking a setup. And that's wicked cool to grow up racing the "Iceman" to be. I wish I could have got more into motorsports as a kid. I was lucky enough I got to ride some toys and got some dirt bikes as an older kid, but carting/racing was always a dream of mine. Well enjoy yaself out there & stay safe my friend. And if it's not too much I would appreciate if you hit that Subscribe button! Thanks again.**SK**

I may get the blue one too. Just got a new inflatable boat. Think I may keep the black one for the boat and blue one for the ski. At least just to save a little on storage for the ski. But yea I do think your right.**SK**

Hello. Yes, if you get you boat/pwc directly over the top and pull straight up, the anchor simply rotates and breaks the surface.

Lol, yea I may have gone a little overboard. I might order the blue one for our 12ft inflatable boat. So I can see the difference..maybe even swap and keep the smaller one for the ski. I probably should get on that as boating season is finally here 😅.**SK**

I did see the Mantis and they look like the Bently of small anchors, this more like a Benz, and still much better compared to what I had which I would classify as a scooter lol. Good to know the Mantis is legit though. Maybe someday in the future I will pick one up.**SK**

@@SKLIFEstyle I had so much hope for the Cooper anchors, now I try and tell as many people as I can about the Mantus. It is just not worth the damage one could incur by having the cooper release so easily or even worse losing your machine completely to current, especially if you were an ocean rider.

Hi vx Adentures. Im sorry to hear you've not had a great experience, we'd love to help you out. Send us an email with some questions and im sure we can help. Unfortunately the bottomless mud and silt in some waterways require a very specific design of anchor (surface area and weight) there are a few out there catering for this but the trade-off is weight and size and sacrificing performance in other areas.

@@CooperAnchors Great --> your web site does not even have a email address on it; but your terms and conditions section is 6 pages long. I am in Canada and the cost to ship these back to you just would not be worth it I bet. I guess I will let them sit and rot in my shop and maybe if they pee me off enough I will make some you tube videos about them vs the mantis which works flawlessly! I even spent extra money on the black coopers and they just do not work, even for my PWC when the Cooper literature says these black ones are good for 5m boats.

@@R1Kyle Thanks VX we received your message via the website we'll be in contact soon. Sorry about the t&c pages, just trying to be thorough. We're just looking for some details about the conditions and locations you were using the anchor. And maybe we can help. Thanks again